ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Forget about high-tech espionage. Many of the headline-grabbing hacks from the past few months hinged on low-tech social engineering—the use of deception ...

In recent years, and particularly with the rise in use of social media, cyber criminals have taken to using psychological as well as technical methods of attack. Human beings, after all, are ...

A major crypto theft has sent shockwaves through the industry, with $330 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) stolen. Experts say this was a social engineering attack and not a technical hack.

Security consultant details how his crew gained access to a client's entire network and database all too easily -- and why IT should think of the office more like they do their homes As the founder of ...

The FBI warned today of North Korean hacking groups aggressively targeting cryptocurrency companies and their employees in sophisticated social engineering attacks to deploy malware designed to steal ...

Social engineering is arguably one of the most potent and persistent forms of cybercrime. There’s a reason why social engineering is so popular with cybercriminals: Hacking people is a lot simpler ...